Curve for store-service tracks



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\ S. W} BARR.

CURVE FOR STORE SERVIGE TRACKS. No. 509,015; Patented Nov, 21, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL W. BARR, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

CURVE FOR STORE-SERVICE TRACKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 509,015, dated November21, 1893.

Application filed October 10,1892. Serial No. 448,397- (No model.)

.To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL wpBARR, a resident of Mansfield, in thecounty of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Curves for Store-Service Tracks; andI do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and-exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in track ways for cash andpackage carriers, and

. consists in certain novel features of construction and combinationsand arrangements of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figurel isa viewillustratingmyimprovements. Fig.

2 is a sectional view of the same. Figs. 3, 4., 5 and 6 are views ofmodifications. Fig. 7 is a view in elevation showing the propelling wireattached to the track wire outside of the conduit,

A represents a curved plate made preferably of sheet metal and bent uponitself so as to produce a conduit a, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Throughthis conduit the wire or wires forming the way are passed. The wires maybe passed loosely through thecondnit so as to permit them to slidetherein, or they may be stationary, or only a single wire may be made topass through the conduit. If two wires be used, one can be attachedoutside of the conduit to the otherwire, as shown in Fig. 7.

Instead of folding the metal composing the conduit at the center asshown in Fig. 2, the edge of the plate may be bent as shown in Fig. 3 soas to form the conduit, and the short flange I) made to lie parallelwith the wider flange b; or the conduit may be formed as shown in Fig.4, in which form the conduit 'is formed by bending the edge of the platedownwardly and inwardly,-or as shown in Fig. 5, by bending the edge ofthe plate npwardly and inwardly or as in Fig. 6 by folding the edgestogether.

This device is very simple in construction, cheap to manufacture and"effectual in the performance of its functions.

It is evident that 'when I use track wires spreading, but not movingendwise, I would pass both wires through the conduit, as si mpler thanattaching propelling wire to track wire outside the conduit.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. An improved track way consisting of two wires lying in contactwitheach other and one above the other, and a plate of metalbent around atleastone of the wires so as to form a portion of the wire track at thispoint, and forming a support for both wires, substantially as set forth2. An improved track way consisting of two wires lying in contact witheach other and one above the other, and a plate of metal bent around thetwo wires and forming a por-- tion of the track at this point,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses. I

' SAMUEL W. BARR. Witnesses:

I. S. DONN-ELL,

WM. H. GALBRAITH.

